National Grid wants smaller companies who provide reserve and response services to the network to join a Working Group that considers changes in how the network operates. These types of working group look at proposed modifications to the Grid Code and assess their implications for the system and participants. In this case, the modification…
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Ofgem issues ‘statement of objections’: did companies break competition law?
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Ofgem has alleged that three companies - energy suppliers Economy Energy and E (Gas and Electricity) and consultancy Dyball Associates – have broken competition law. In a ‘statement of objections’, the regulator alleges that: Between at least January and September 2016,…
OPINION: low-carbon should be high profile for networks
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Sustainability First director Sharon Darcy argues that the regulatory framework for all energy network companies should include an explicit low-carbon incentive, and concludes that a qualitative approach with a quantitative element may be the best option at this point The…
Sembcorp acquires UK Power Reserve, plans ‘major expansion’
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Sembcorp is to acquire distributed power specialist UK Power Reserve (UKPR) for £216 million. UKPR’s generating and storage fleet is spread across 32 locations in England and Wales. It has 533MW in operation with a further 480MW in construction and…
Drax applies for planning consent to convert remaining coal units to gas
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Drax has submitted an application to National Infrastructure Planning for its Repower gas generation and battery storage project. The company plans to repurpose Drax’s two remaining coal generating units (units 5 and 6) with up to 3.6GW of gas-fired power generation and…
Vattenfall plans EV charging network across GB
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Vattenfall is to begin installing ‘pay-as-you-go’ electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Great Britain that will be open to all EV drivers. From June, the company plans to partner with commercial developers, real-estate companies, industries, fleet owners and public bodies such as…
Can Elexon crack open the energy ‘supplier hub’ model? Sign up to hear its proposals
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Industry settlements company Elexon has suggested customers need no longer rely on a single electricity supplier to provide all their power (the so-called ‘supplier hub’ model). It has published proposals that could quickly allow customers to use several suppliers, for…
Clean energy is the UK’s biggest Brexit opportunity
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The Green Alliance hosted a debate yesterday, to ask the question: “how will climate ambition define Britain’s role as a global player in the 2020s”? Debate chair Evan Davis found few in the audience were optimistic about the UK’s role…
Think tank calls for zero emissions target
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Conservative think tank Bright Blue has called on the government to mark ten years since the Climate Change Act by announcing this year a new legal net zero emissions target In a new report, Hotting up, the think tank says there…
RBS strengthens low-carbon funding policies
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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has decided to halt financing for power companies that generate more than 40% of their electricity from coal (down from a 65% limit) – one of a suite of changes in its financing policy that…